That's amazingly great news, probably the best snooker news for a long time. I would have been happy with just a few of the glamour qualifying ties but all of them is great. The big downside is this could take over my life with betting on and then subsequently watching a lot of these games. Well done 110sport and the WPBSA.

Its a step in the right direction, but 2.99 seems steep. in my opinion they should use the smaller tournaments as a free trial and charge for the UK and World Championship, they could raise the fee and I'm sure if the service is good snooker fans would pay for the coverage

I don't think many people at all will pay £2.99 to watch the qualifiers. I agree with the previous poster it is a step in the right direction but paying that per session is a guarantee that low numbers will watch it without any shadow of a doubt. £2.99 per tournament would be much better.

I understand why people think the cost is steep but I would defend the principle of charging for access to the coverage. 110sport is a business just the same as Sky is, Eurosport is and even the BBC is. You have to pay to watch all of those.

But maybe they should make the first couple of days free to introduce everyone to the coverage.

Paying isn't the problem here, it's the price! If it was a fiver to be able to stream the whole event I would consider it, after all that would mean £30 for 6 tournaments. But £2.99 per session if you follow it all will be more expensive than subscribing to skysports for a month and I doubt it will be as professionally broadcast. Do we get HD for the price? Or will the players take into a private room for a personal online "chat"?

What about table selection? Do we get to choose the match we want to follow or is it decided for us?

Also, will there be on-demand replays of matches for those unable to watch live? I don't mind paying a fee, though £2,99 a session is quite steep, but I want some decent service in return. I think paying £2,99 a session for something that is streamed once, during working hours, is very steep.

Great news but I agree on the general concensus as to the cost. £3 per session (note to others, it's £3 not £2.99 - the oldest con trick in the book) is outrageous, I wonder if there will be an opportunity to purchase a season ticket at a vastly reduced rate. I'd pay a flat fee for all round access but would be very reluctant to pay this per session rate. For the snooker fan this is far more expensive than a Sky Sports subscription.

Since I only get 2gb per month free streaming from my ISP I'd be going over my allowance and having to pay extra to my ISP on top of the 2.99 per session fee, so I don't think that I'll be doing that.I'll be interested to read the comments of those who do wath it, though.

My understanding is that it is not every match, you have a choice of two matches per session at the moment, which is a start.

IMO, they should have the first tournament for free and also have the option of a season pass, as at the current rate it will cost nearly £200 for the year for watching each event, and that is far too much for the likes of me.

Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with Sky Sports or Eurosport charging subscriptions- they offer snooker events people want to see and that advertisers will support. The coverage is generally very good and it allows me to watch far more snooker than I otherwise wouldThis plan, on the other hand, will consist mostly of little-known players, and there is a real question mark over the quality of the coverage.£3 per session is a lot of money for what is being offered.

When i first heard this yesterday evening i was delighted and i assumed there would be a fee, but 2.99 a SESSION come on. Maybe for the final round of the world championships but really not even a match for 3 quid, a session.

My fear is that not people will bother paying this and the whole thing will be scrapped.

Lets hope they make the first tournament free and then charge something like a fiver for the grand prix with the option of a season ticket

There's been a lot of drilling and banging going on today in Pontin's while cables etc are installed ready.

I would be pretty sure that 110sport will select their own players if involved in that session, otherwise they'll go for other popular names.

It's also being mirrored for the Chinese market so we can expect to see quite a few of the Chinese/Asian lads' matches shown too.

It's normally £5 for the day ticket to come and watch and sometimes there's an additional charge for a specific match, so it comes out £1 more, but that's not accounting for your petrol to get to Pontin's, nor accommodation etc if required.

To anon at 2:38pm - people aren't complaining about paying but if it's £3 per session then it will add up to a significant amount if you want to follow it all and most people won't be prepared to part with their hard earned cash at this rate especially in these hard times.

I think it's counter productive because if it's cheaper you'll get more viewers and probably more profit at the end of it.

I would pay £30 for a season ticket and no more. I think that's reasonable.

It's not a good idea picking the matches the week before. They're hoping Jimmy White and Parrott will get through. What of they don't? They should choose the matches on the morning of play based on what the most attractove are.

Also, there should be an evening session as this is when most people in the UK and Europe will be home from work.

And they should announce the the first day will be free so everyone can see what it's like.

I like this, but I think they should make the first tournament or at least the odd match available for free, just to see if it'll actually be worth paying for. And I think £3 a session is just too much. I think £5-10 a tournament would be better, I would have no problem paying that.Anyone know what payment types they'll accept?

Excuse the long post Dave. I've just had a good chat with 110sport who wish to answer some of the queries that have been raised.

1. There will be commentators. Terry Griffiths will be one of them, Rob Walker another and they're keeping a couple of surprises up their sleeve for you.

2. They will go on air 15 minutes before the start of play and a sesion broadcast will include interviews with players, referees etc.

3. They will have roving cameras to monitor other tables and be able to bring good breaks etc from other tables.

4. It will be satellite upload technology and there will be a total of 8 cameras in use around the venue. the production team is headed up by senior staff previously with Sky Sports and Setanta and the pictures will be full tv quality.

5. Initially the price is set at £2.99 a session. If you're unable to watch live there will be a "watch again option" on a delay, at a cheaper rate. If the uptake is good then prices will be reviewed accordingly and packages like day, event, and season tickets introduced.

6. There will also be other events being covered, that 110 are involved with or event managing themselves.

7. Perhaps the most important is that it is available worldwide. China will have its own separate mirror feeds and everyone else will pick up the feed from the UK and as long as you've got a decent internet connection you should have no problem accessing the broadcasts.

8. The team is coming into Pontin's tomorrow to get everything set up.

So all in all it sounds pretty exciting to me and it's long overdue.Roll on Monday morning, let's watch some snooker!

The thing is I'd happily pay £3 a session to see Jimmy White. Likewise others may be to see their favourite player. But I'd only really want to pay a couple of quid to see other matches. However to see all the qualifiers I'd pay probably up to £10 maybe £15. Especially if there were highlights of the other tables.

I think they should do a subscription service. Maybe £10 per tournament or a one-off fee of say £40 for the whole year.

Quote: Why when there are very experienced webstreaming companies outthere charging significantly less for their product are we being served by 110 Sport, experience in Webstreaming and TV production nil.

110sport, or as they were then, TSN, were the first ever production company to provide live streaming, with commentary of snooker, anywhere in the world.

It was the 2000 European Championships. I believe a certain David Hendon made his commentary debut on that stream!

They did a whole raft of events back then, including having their own studio, player interviews and daily features and went on to cover other snooker events such as the Regal Masters.

They also covered other sports such as golf in similar ground-breaking style, when it was virtually unheard of to get any sort of web streaming.

So in point of fact they have more experience probably than nearly everyone who's followed them.